Although the major action in baseball free agency hasn’t taken place yet, some baseball free agents have already signed. Which free agents have new contracts? Here’s the list so far:
Ryan Dempster, Chicago Cubs
Dempster re-signed with the Cubs for four years and $52 million.
Edgar Renteria, San Francisco Giants
Renteria left the Detroit Tigers to sign with the Giants for two years and $18.5 million.
Jeremy Affeldt, San Francisco Giants
Affeldt, formerly of the Cincinnati Reds, signed with the Giants for two years and $8 million.
Mike Lincoln, Cincinnati Reds
Lincoln re-signed with the Reds with a contract that will pay him $4 million over two years.
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Mike Hampton is back with the Houston Astros after agreeing to a one-year deal. The contract the 36-year-old pitcher is set to sign calls for him to make a base salary of $2 million. It’s also believed that there are a number of incentives in the contract that could make it ultimately be worth much more.
Earlier in his career, Hampton spent six seasons with the Astros — from 1994 to 1999. During that run, Hampton posted an ERA of 3.83 or better in each season. His best season with Houston was his last season. In 1999, he went 22-4 with …read more

So, what are we watching today? I’ll be out at the Padres/Astros game this afternoon, but here are Thursday’s top matchups:

Royals at Tigers, 10:05 a.m. PT — First off, Kansas City has taken the first two games of this series, which I’m sure nobody expect. Second, two talented yet enigmatic pitchers square off in this one. Zack Greinke appeared to get his career back on track in 2007 and looks to continue progressing this year, while Jeremy Bonderman tries to solve his first-inning woes and become the front-line pitcher folks have been anticipating.
Blue Jays at Yankees, 4:05 p.m. PT — …read more